Bike is ready, sits on 7,8 kg including pedals and bottle cages. The build was straight forward except for the handlebar. I am little bit disappointed from the speeder cycling as it was very tight on the fork (had to sand it) and sharp edges inside with kind of carbon filament.

A quick photo https://imgur.com/a/aIFT6qs

Quote from: Uberflo on January 19, 2025, 05:36:11 AM
Bike is ready, sits on 7,8 kg including pedals and bottle cages. The build was straight forward except for the handlebar. I am little bit disappointed from the speeder cycling as it was very tight on the fork (had to sand it) and sharp edges inside with kind of carbon filament.

A quick photo https://imgur.com/a/aIFT6qs

How is the ride ?

Will report when the weather conditions allow

Here are better pictures

https://imgur.com/a/r6vQg0T

That looks great.  What rotor sizes are you running?  Are you using Red E1 calipers?

160 mm SwissStop Catalyst Race with the E1 calipers

Quote from: Uberflo on January 23, 2025, 12:34:06 PM
Here are better pictures

https://imgur.com/a/r6vQg0T

Looks really good imo

Last issue was the large gap under the top cap. So I bought a universal o ring seal and cut a fitting part. I will have to sand it down a little bit as the seal is 2 mm thick as large as the gap.

https://imgur.com/a/vw9Zg6K

More picture attached.

You can find a 3D printed seatpost mount for Garmin Varia now here: https://3dpapsi.de/products/tideace-fm-cr068

First ride today. The frame feels nice and stiff. My only issue is the slipping seatpost. I will try another carbon paste.

Any new experiences / reviews on this frame? It looks so nice but it's always a wild shot buying frames without any reviews...

I had just one ride until now. The seatpost needs more torque and I will use another carbon paste. I will also change the handlebar and have to replace both brake hoses as there have zero pressure after the first ride.

Quote from: Uberflo on March 11, 2025, 07:17:18 AM
I had just one ride until now. The seatpost needs more torque and I will use another carbon paste. I will also change the handlebar and have to replace both brake hoses as there have zero pressure after the first ride.

How was the stifness of the frame ?

Frankly it looks good to me and I see the seatstays as more of a style pick.
With Tour magazine style testing with a lower body only dummy they might have a negative aero impact, but IRL with you pedaling constantly and the dirty airflow around your legs the impact should be minimal. It's a bit similar with aero seatposts, IRL less important than people think (they still have an impact) and the added comfort of a round seatpost is something that most people should value higher.